Nash excels in the pick-and-roll format. It allows him to run the show, make all the choices and find the open man when a hole opens up. He's incredible with the ball in his hands, but Mike Brown prefers to take the ball out of his hands more than necessary because that's the offense he runs.

If Brown prefers to run that offense, that's fine. Perhaps he should run it elsewhere. The Lakers didn't add Nash to be anything but what he has been for his entire career, and that's not going to happen in Brown's offensive sets.

According to Hoopsworld's Alex Kennedy, one league source believes a different coach will man the sidelines in Los Angeles sooner rather than later:

"Jerry Sloan to L.A. by December 1," one league source predicted. "Nash and Howard are the new Stockton and Malone. He wants a ring, not to mention the money. He didn’t seriously consider Orlando, Charlotte or Portland [openings] over the summer because he knew Los Angeles would open up."

Sloan would be too perfect. Not only does he have the experience, but the pick-and-roll offense he ran for over 20 years in Utah would fit Los Angeles' rotation like a glove.

Check out this video of legendary point guard John Stockton:

Stockton and Nash are extremely similar in terms of skill set. The former Jazz point guard was the master of creativity as Sloan's floor general in Utah.

The pick-and-roll is on full display on multiple occasions—specifically, at :58, 1:35, 2:20, 2:30, 3:28 and 4:24. Most of the time, he's running it with former All-Star Karl Malone, making you realize how easily Dwight Howard, or even Pau Gasol, could fill that same role.

It's too obvious. There's so many things you can do with it, and Nash has the same type of basketball brain that Stockton did. He's always thinking two or three steps ahead, and the Princeton offense handcuffs him.

The play at the 4:24 mark sticks out to me the most because it's different and shows the offense's versatility. Rather than set the screen, the screener fakes it, slips it and finds himself wide open on his roll to the hoop. Once the third quarter hits, and you've run the same pick play 15 times, that's going to be open every single time.

With Howard and Gasol, the Lakers have an embarrassment of riches for this offense. Howard would be dominant while rolling to the hoop. He's faster than most guys he matches up with, allowing him to get ahead of his trailing defender.

Gasol, on the other hand, is more versatile. He could roll to the hoop or he could run a pick-and-pop scenario. Since Gasol is such a good passer himself, that would open up even more options.

Some might wonder what happens to Kobe Bryant in this scenario. I don't want to say he becomes the Lakers' version of Bryon Russell, because that's just insulting, but it would allow him to take more of a backseat. This wouldn't make him any less dangerous in the offense, but it would allow him to keep himself fresh for a longer period of time.

Los Angeles has one of the best frontcourts in the league and one of the best distributors this league has ever seen. The team's makeup is extremely comparable to Utah's teams throughout the 1990s, especially when you look at the star players available to Sloan each time around.

Assuming Nash gets healthy again, the Lakers must use their new point guard wisely. Otherwise, you picked him up for no reason at all.

Sloan understands how to do that. He has the offense for it, and he has the experience doing it. If Los Angeles doesn't start winning games, we may find out just how well his system fits soon enough.